Mayan Architecture & The City of Tulum Outline I. Intro II. The Mayan Civilization A. Mayan Time Periods B. Mayan Territory C. Mayan Accomplishments D. Mayan Collapse III. Mayan Architecture A. Intro B. Tulum (Case Study) 1. Tulum ’s History 2. Tulum ’s Influences and Styles 3. Tulum ’s Design a. Site 1. Economy 2. Social Class Orientation 3. Defenses b. Buildings 1. El Castillo 2. Temple of Frescos 3. Temple of the Wind 4. Temple of the Descending God 5. Temple
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Lars von Trier propose that‚ beyond its traditional conventions of representation‚ architecture resides in the superimposition of space‚ movement‚ and events. The event‚ in particular‚ is the figurative origin of architecture itself‚ through which Tschumi proposes an architecture of difference and opposition rather than synthesis and totality. Narrative techniques—be they pictorial or cinematic—evoke the ability of fiction to produce an alternative form of critique. Bernard Tschumi was already widely
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of Engineering and Architecture Ateneo de Davao University E. Jacinto St.‚ Davao City CPE 420: Computer Systems Architecture [Evolution of Computers – From 1st Generation to Present] November 13‚ 2012 Prepared for: Engr. Eleonor Palconit Prepared by: Jhunorjim C. Zandueta The evolution of computers is considered one of the most rapid technological development in the history of human innovation. Within just 50 years‚ computers had evolved from bulky
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1. Background Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town‚ Seoul. Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chull in 1938 as a trading company. It entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s. Since the 1990s Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities‚ and electronics‚ particularly mobile phones and semiconductors‚ has become its most important source of income. In the first
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Fincher portrays Mark sympathetically in ‘The Social Network’. Do you agree? It can be said that since the turn of the century social interaction between young people in the generation has evolved due to the accessibility of technology. David Fincher’s film ‘The Social Network’ gives viewers a great insight into this. Upon the completion of the film main character Mark Zuckerberg is in an empty courtroom‚ alone‚ which raise the question - as a result of his intellect and online proficiency‚ has
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Greek & Etruscan Architecture Greek and Etruscan architecture began to take shape during the Archaic and Early Classical periods. There were similarities between the early Greek and Etruscan architectural styles‚ but there were far more differences. One of the most obvious similarities between the Greek and Etruscan styles was the use of a gabled roof. A gabled roof resembles a triangle in that it has a peak in the middle‚ and then has two straight slopes from the peak to each side wall.
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Renaissance architecture evolved in the beginning of the 15th century‚ succeeding Gothic Architecture and lasted till the early 17th century. Renaissance architecture can also be defined as a restoration of Greek and Roman Architecture and its principles. As aforementioned‚ Greek and Roman architectural as well as artistic knowledge was lost due to the dark ages‚ and Renaissance sought to bring back that lost precious knowledge. Naturally Renaissance architecture saw use of architectural elements
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university in Cairo Computer Science & Engineering Department CSCE 106 - Fundamentals of Computer science Course Layout – Spring 2013 http://www.cse.aucegypt.edu/~csci106k/ Course: Instructor: Office: Office hours: Lab Instructor: CSCE 106-03&05 “Fundamentals of Computer Science” ‚ 3 Credit Hours Dr. KHALIL E-Mail: akhalil@aucegypt.edu Room 2148 SSE 1:00 - 2:00 pm UTW Alia Saad E-mail: alisaad@aucegypt.edu Course Description Introduction to the discipline of computing. Computer history and Evolution
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Network is a dark lampoon focusing on making fun of big television corporations. In the 1970s television was such a booming market that everybody tuned into watch. Network was expressing the fact that nobody had fact in what they were watching. it shows that we watch television and are being fed what you know without doing any personal research. The movie had many truths to it. Yes exaggerated but still accurate. The movie expresses strongly that the writer of the film saw that America was being
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Architecture 2030 In our modern world many industrial company uses carbon emission for some purposes in which that affect our world. As we all know carbon dioxide is a important greenhouse gas and burning of carbon-based fuels since the industrial has rapidly increased its concentration in the atmosphere‚ leading to global warming. Carbon dioxide is also a major source of ocean acidification since it dissolves water to form carbonic acid. Most carbon dioxide comes from the people because of the
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